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Javelin throw evolution: From an ancient hunting and warfare technique to a modern Olympic Sport
Neeraj Chopra's remarkable Olympic performances have made javelin throw a focal point for crores of…
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Ancient warfare expert rates 10 battle tactics in movies and TV shows
Historian Roel Konijnendijk rates 10 ancient-warfare scenes for realism in movies such as "300," "G…
Carter Thallon,Siddharth Gandhi
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Ukraine shows even the toughest tanks can't go to war anymore without cage armor to shield them from exploding drones
Cages, like the ones seen on tanks fighting in Ukraine, are likely here to stay, as the drone threa…
Chris Panella
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Russia can't seem to stop this Ukrainian Cessna-style drone that, compared to missiles, is basically a 'flying brick' with a bomb onboard
Moscow's feared air defenses have proven to be a headache on the battlefield, but Ukraine's deep dr…
Jake Epstein
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Europe has shown it's less afraid of calling Putin's bluff than the US and getting Ukraine what it needs to fight Russia
Europe has led in helping Ukraine by giving it new big-ticket weaponry before the US follows suit a…
Sinéad Baker
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Russian soldiers are digging tunnels to sneak up on Ukrainian positions without being seen by their lethal drones, Kyiv says
Russia is resorting to digging tunnels in its attempt to retake Andriivka, a town in eastern Ukrain…
Sophia Ankel
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Tank battles of the kind the Abrams was built for are rare in Ukraine, where tanks aren't often killed in fights with enemy armor
In Ukraine, the newly arrived M1 Abrams tanks may have less opportunity to do what they do best.
Chris Panella,Ryan Pickrell
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Video of a cheap drone destroying an exposed T-72 hints Russian crews are still working out how to hide their tanks from a growing threat, former US general says
A former US Army general said he's shocked by Russia's poor efforts to camouflage their tanks, and …
Chris Panella
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Russia's being more cautious with its tanks and trying to hide them after heavy losses in battle, but it's shooting itself in the foot
The author of a new report said Russia tends to learn lessons the hard way and "run teeth first int…
Ryan Pickrell
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Armed with depleted-uranium ammo, Ukraine's tank gunners could punch through tough Russian armor and set tanks on fire
"You're more likely to get inside a tank with a depleted-uranium penetrator, even if it has reactiv…
Ryan Pickrell
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Putin's army can't figure out how to use tanks, and the battlefield in Ukraine is littered with burnt wrecks
Russian forces shouldn't be trying to simply drive their tanks across an open field, an expert on t…
Jake Epstein
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5 costly mistakes the Russian military has made since it invaded Ukraine
There have been ongoing and repeated Russian military mistakes.
Erin Snodgrass
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Ukraine's heavy artillery, not high-tech anti-tank missiles, is what stopped Russia's rush to Kyiv, experts say
Anti-tank missiles are valuable, but artillery is "what destroyed the most Russian equipment and ki…
Michael Peck
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Taiwan's 'porcupine strategy' to fight a potential Chinese invasion is learning lessons from Ukraine, report says
Military experts say that Taiwan could use smaller weapons like handheld missiles and drones to def…
Alia Shoaib
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The latest US weapon heading to Ukraine: a 2-foot long, 5-pound drone designed for one-way missions
The latest US security assistance for Ukraine, worth $800 million, is packed with weapons that can …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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All the weapons the US has approved to send Ukraine to fight Russian invaders
The Pentagon has pledged thousands of weapons to Ukraine, including Javelins, Stingers, and much mo…
Julie Coleman
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Some of the most important weapons in the war in Ukraine aren't new and aren't fancy
"A lot of the most important weapon systems are not new things," Rob Lee, a US expert on Russia's m…
Michael Peck
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Ukraine has destroyed nearly 10% of Russia's tanks, making experts ask: Are tanks over?
Advances in drones and light weapons have rendered Russian tanks ineffective, a development that co…
Sam Fellman,Mattathias Schwartz
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Russian forces have Ukraine surrounded, stirring invasion fears. Here's what each side could bring to a war
Each side has its strengths and weaknesses, but one Russia watcher said he doesn't "see the Ukraini…
Julie Coleman
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Military experts told us who they think would win if Russia invaded Ukraine
Russia could be in for a surprise: Ukraine has been fighting in Donbass for seven years. Its skills…